Head of Funding, Equity and Inclusion / Pennaeth Tegwch

Head of Funding, Equity & Inclusion is a key role for The National Lottery Community Fund (the Fund), based within its Funding, Strategy, Communication and Impact (FSCI) Directorate. This role is required to drive delivery of our EDI Funding ambitions across the organisation in line with our strategy 'It starts with community' and our corporate plan. We are looking for someone with strong EDI Funding experience, organisational, communication and relationship skills. You will be responsible for driving delivery in line with our EDI funding ambitions. Our strategy means that, across all our work with communities and our four missions, we'll invest most in places, people and communities who experience poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. Our work aims to support communities to build from their strengths. We'll support what matters most to different communities, including long-term investment to address deep-rooted challenges. As the Head of Funding, Equity & Inclusion, you will be required to:

• Play a leading role in developing our organisation's capacity to understand and meet the funding needs of the diverse communities.
• Lead the strategic development, delivery and continuous improvement of EDI for our funding portfolios across the UK,
• Influence, drive and align, One Fund approach to EDI Funding and establish ways of working to ensure a sustained delivery.
• Ensuring all aspects of our funding services are inclusive and accessible.
You will be line managed by the FSCI Deputy Director: Programme Lead Strategy Implementation and Funding Policy and will lead a team of two EDI Managers You will be proactive, resilient, and adaptable working with your team and colleagues at all levels and across the Fund. This will include, for example, aligning your approach with our internal People and Culture strategy. You will be happy to lead work, take decisions, provide briefing, reports and make proposals in line with our governance processes.

Are you a leader with a background in developing organisational capacity to understand and meet the funding needs of diverse communities? Do have a proven track record of translating Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy into meaningful operational delivery? Can you bring your EDI experience and organisational skills to influence key internal and external stakeholders? Here's the role for you.,
• In-depth knowledge and experience of implementing EDI concepts, strategy and practice for a whole organisation including ensuring the values and behaviours of the organisation are as important as the operational delivery.
• Strong, visible leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, able to communicate, persuade and influence at all levels.
• Relevant and recent experience of successfully leading work to reduce inequalities and promote equitable outcomes in a community or funding environment.
• A proven track record of successfully implementing significant change in a complex organisation, managing competing priorities, risk and dependencies.
• Evidence of delivering practical outcomes, able to innovate and implement new ideas in an agile way.
• Experience of using evidence and data to inform policy, practice and decision-making to deliver positive impacts on communities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, managing, mobilising and coaching others across a matrix team.
• Knowledge of relevant equalities legislation relating to service provision for a public sector body.
Desirable criteria
• Project and Programme Management.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone - therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed. We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That's why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)